Tag: Arianespace
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Galileo navigation satellites buttoned up for launch on Ariane 5 rocket
The Ariane 5 rocket’s Swiss-made payload fairing was lowered Nov. 30 over four Galileo satellites mounted on top of the launcher inside the final assembly building at the Guiana Space Center in South America. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon Technicians working in the jungle of French Guiana have installed…
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Photos: Vega rocket lifts off with Moroccan satellite
A European Vega rocket took off Tuesday from a tropical launch pad in South America with Mohammed VI-A, a Moroccan spy satellite built in France. The 98-foot-tall, four-stage rocket launched Tuesday from the Guiana Space Center at 10:42 p.m. French Guiana time (8:42 p.m. EST; 0142 GMT Wednesday). It was the 11th flight of a…
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Morocco’s first high-resolution surveillance satellite launched aboard Vega rocket
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron A reconnaissance satellite built in secrecy in France for the Moroccan government launched Tuesday on top of a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in South America. The Mohammed VI-A optical imaging craft, named for the Moroccan king, lifted off at 8:42:31 p.m.…
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Arianespace Vega rocket launches Mohammed VI-A
Europe’s Vega rocket has conducted its eleventh launch Tuesday, deploying Morocco’s Mohammed VI – A satellite following a late-night liftoff from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. The instantaneous launch opportunity occurred at 22:42:31 local time (01:42 UTC). Vega Launch: The Mohammed VI – A spacecraft is Morocco’s second satellite and the country’s…
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Live coverage: Arianespace launches its 10th mission of the year
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with the Mohammed VI-A reconnaissance satellite for the government of Morocco. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s live video webcast begins at approximately 0125 GMT (8:25 p.m. EST).
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Arianespace wins launch contracts from Inmarsat, Embratel Star One
File photo of an Ariane 5 rocket’s core stage being lifted into position on a mobile launch platform at its launch base in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon The London-based mobile telecom provider Inmarsat and the Brazilian satellite operator Embratel Star One have selected Arianespace’s Ariane…
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JWST launch slips to early 2019
Artist’s concept of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: Northrop Grumman Extra testing of the James Webb Space Telescope and delays in assembling the powerful observatory will push back the $10 billion mission’s launch by at least six months to early 2019, officials announced last week as the telescope successfully completed an extensive performance test…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket fires into space with two commercial satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Intelsat 37e and BSAT 4a communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s live video stream begins at approximately 2132 GMT (5:32 p.m. EDT).
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Arianespace procures first batch of upgraded Vega-C rockets, preps for last Ariane 5 order
This artist’s illustration shows the lineup of European rockets currently flying or scheduled to debut in the next few years. From left to right: Vega, Vega-C, Ariane 5 ECA, Ariane 62 and Ariane 64. Credit: ESA–David Ducros, Jacky Huart, 2016 Arianespace has split its third order of Vega rockets from Italy’s Avio between old and…
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Six firm launch contracts booked with Arianespace
Artist’s illustration of the Ariane 62 rocket. Credit: ESA–David Ducros, 2016 Arianespace has received its first two confirmed launch contracts for Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket, and the company recently announced four more launch bookings to loft communications and weather satellites into orbit aboard Ariane 5 and Soyuz boosters from French Guiana. Two Ariane 6…